Total Crime Rate

1029.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1029.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 426.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 181.3 10/10
  • Public order 99.4 10/10
  • Drugs 64.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.5 10/10
  • Other theft 40.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 29.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.2 10/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Commercial Road area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Pillgwenlly , and the 5th highest crime rate of 517 local areas in Newport .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Road (NP20 2PN) in the last 12 months was 1029.2 per 1,000 residents and was 326.5% higher than the Pillgwenlly average (241.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 315.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (NP20 2PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (90 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

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Data Sources

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